Wednesday, February 27, 2008

If you want to make a story NOT disappear, then just deny it

Thanks, Nicole, I was afraid I wouldn't get any more blogs out of the Oscars until the news broke in Cindy Adam’s column about your alleged swigging down the fruit of the vine back stage at the Oscars. I don't care if you drinks or not. But I bet the "fetus" does. Think of the poor thing stuck inside your fitted dress not allowed to grow because of the obsessive exercise and diet, and then poof, spreading the old vino into the little system. What a strange and numbing thing for little F to have to experience. Also there are some reports that good old mom is sucking in the cancer sticks as well. What the hell kind of example are you, Nicole? Are you that selfish, and that addicted, that you can't hold back until you are in private and drink and smoke AWAY from your husband and the paparazzi? No wonder those other two children don't live with you.

I wasn't surprised to read this and I wasn't even going to bother commenting until today when this story became so “Kidmaned” that it took on a life of its own. First it was just Cindy, and a lot of people knock her. Yes, she is old, but she is also respected; if she wasn't why would Nicole's good bud Rupert Murdoch keep her on the payroll?

Then our good friend Perez (“I just signed a talent development deal with the Warner company”) Hilton carried. Then the enchanting and fun Michael over at Dlisted picked it up. The result was the story was building. Kidman's first line of defense was to put out the story about Jamie losing his case against her. People.com ran that early on Wednesday. The “poor Nicole” spin was not going to work this time. Not with “anything goes” Nicole. Kidman was looking more and more like the selfish famewhore we have come to loathe, but whom others aren't aware of. So for the next strike, confront one of the bloggers directly. The choice was Perez. Because Perez will run it. This for me was a confirmation that Cindy probably had the accurate story. There was no demand for a retraction from her. No apology to Kidman.

Just a statement that Nicole was drinking tea backstage and a few insults for Perez and Cindy. Oh, Nicole, haven't you learned we don't believe your people? That they spin to lead those who can be led to think something else. The saddest part of this whole thing is that Keith Urban's child has to have that for a mother. What else will we have to endure until this poor fetus is spawned?

There are so many things to consider... but what tops the list for me is the fact that Rupert Murdoch owns the Post. It's been his since 1976. Plenty of time for anyone on Murdoch's payroll er to get a clue that Nic and Ruppy are tight. Nicole also has a penchant for suing journalists. Why would Cindy deliberately take on Nicole if it would piss off her paper's owner-- especially if she was wrong? Not the way Ms. Adams would like to end her illustrious career I'm sure. Therefore, logic dictates, the Post and Ms. Adams are accurate.

How much you want to bet we'll get the old tragic miscariage story within a week or two? The stress from all the negative press will bring it on and the brainwashed fanatics at NKU will try to lynch Cindy Adams

An Australian photographer has lost his bid for damages against a newspaper which accused him of hounding Nicole Kidman. Paparazzo Jamie Fawcett had filed a defamation suit against a regional newspaper, which publicly criticized him for allegedly pestering Kidman. The Sun-Herald ran an article 2005 accusing Fawcett of allegedly planting a listening device outside Kidman's Sydney home. The article was found by a jury to be defamatory last year - with the current case filed to determine whether the newspaper's publishers, Fairfax Media, were liable for damages. However, in the New South Wales Supreme Court on Wednesday, Justice Carolyn Simpson ruled Fairfax Media, publisher of the Sun-Herald newspaper, had successfully defended the case. Called to give evidence by Fairfax in November, Kidman told a court how she feared for her life after being pursued by the photographer - and was forced to employ round-the-clock security for her and her family as a result. Speaking outside the court, Fawcett said, "It is very disappointing, it is not the outcome I wanted." Judge Simpson also insisted she was satisfied Fawcett had planted a listening device under a water meter outside Kidman's home - something the snapper refutes. He says, "I don't believe it is supported by the evidence," adding local police had dropped the case against him. Fawcett will pay Fairfax's legal costs, expected to be a six-figure sum. [/b]

This is, quite possibly, THE saddest day for me in being a Keith Urban fan. Seeing just how vulturous and rabid you skeptics have become in outright wishing for a miscarriage of HIS child. You are all fucking foaming at the mouth here.

Are we back to that again? Geez, you're just a very hateful person sometimes. Who in the hell cares about this Backstage Oscar crap. I'm sure you can find more meaningful topics to discuss, like...the most recent injection of lip plumper or the actual wrinkle I saw on her forehead in the Oscar pics or maybe you could discuss her most recent movie out on DVD "Margo at the Wedding"! Did anyone actually see it? I must admit, it was worse than Moulan Rouge and after I painstakingly watched it in it's entirety (hoping it would get better) I picked it up to toss it in the trash, but stopped myself and decided to send it to a friend so she could go through the painful experience. And just to make sure you folks don't think I'm turning over to the skeptic side I will add that it wasn't just Nicole who acted in it poorly, it was the entire cast and storyline. - PUKE! PUKE!

How unprofessional is Nicole's publicst? I dont care how you feel about someone, when you are trying to prove a story is false, calling someone an idiot only makes you look childish and immature.As for did she didnt she some of you will choose to believe she didnt, others will choose to believe she did, you dont know she didnt, just because her publicist said so makes it true? Her publicst the same one who said her and Keith weren't dating, her publicst the same one who said she wasnt pregnant?! Yeah I believe her.p.s. NOBODY, and I mean nobody who posts here is cruel enough to wish a miscarriage on anyone, to suggest otherwise is uncalled for and out of line.

When no pictures surface lets see how long it takes you UMyths to remove the Cindy Adams quote.

The rumor hasnt hit NKU because if it had you would see a link to a closed topic. As long as you are a member anyone can start a thread. If someone knew about this either a) they would have posted it and it would have been locked or b) Foxy would have addressed herself and said please dont start a thread on this. There isnt evem a mention in the 14 page Oscar thread.

realitycheck-Could that be because you all have blinders on when it comes to Nicole being anything less than perfect?!If someone said Nicole passed gas Foxy wouldnt let it be posted cause God knows Nicole would never do something like pass gas.

No one at NKU would dare risk posting a negative thing about Nicole because Foxy would humiliate them publicly about how stupid they are to believe such a thing. And she wouldn't lock it, she would delete it.

Is true, I've witnessed how things work, we can go round and round really if you want to, but I think it would be best if we didnt.You clearly love Nicole and think she's amazing and perfect, I think not, so I'll continue to post here where my feelings and opinions are welcome, and you can continue to post at NKU (where I would again like to remind you I dont come and post because I have nothing to say that would be relevant over there) and then we'll both be happy.

I think she meant that the drinking story would never be discussed on NKU.. because after all the subjects can't speak badly of their queen..off with there heads..lol

notachance.. I really don't think anyone is wishing a miscarriage on the hienous excuse of a human being. They were just suggesting that maybe she's not pregnant and she might make up yet another miscarriage story.

I for one do believe she is pregnant and would never wish a miscarriage on her.

Margot at the Wedding was a weird movie. Glad I only saw it at the dollar movie....

I really felt that Nicole being in it took away from the rest of the cast, because the movie became more about her being in it rather than it being an ensemble piece - which is what it was intended to be. Had a lesser known actress played that part it may have had a better shot IMO. It would've still been quirky and strange mind you, but more cohesive IMO.

Back to Cindy Adams - she's a gossip monger, plain & simple. Was she backstage at Oscar? No. This is hearsay she's printing folks. She knows there's a bunch of Nicole haters out there and she's wrestling in on the action - and you skeptics are buying in hook, line & sinker. If she has slandered Nicole, rest assured there will be legal or some other backlash coming her way.

Team kidman is about as competent as kidman is as a mother... or urban is about making his own decisions. Only incompetents would help further publicize a negative story, while trying to further a position that is no longer believable, that of kidmans pr hacks. And this is the team that is expected to take kidman back to the "glory days". The truth is those days of critical acclaim and personal sympathy are gone, and her tired attempts at pr spin wont work. All she can do is spread it around and will suffer another failure of a year, as last year was her worst...and as for all the rest... those who live by the pr spin, will die by... you know the rest...

No one at NKU posted the Cindy Adams' story because it's an unsubstantiated pack of lies. Catherine Olim already came out with a rebuttal to what Cindy wrote. Yes, Cindy is an idiot!

In this day and age where the press, tabloids and bloggers like UMyths can make up stories to smear ANYONE, why should NKU members waste time to post that pile of garbage printed by nasty people like Cindy, who never get their facts straight and whose sole intent was to smear the celebs?

And Catherine Olim has NEVER(?!) lied right, so we should believe her, cause Im pretty sure she told us Nicole and Keith were not an item, and she also told us Nicole was not pregnant right (?!) So this person is someone I should believe?!

Okay, so I don't really believe anyone about the "drinking issue". As for the NKU board, I'm a member though I've never posted a single thing on it and I can tell you the "drinking" thing would never be allowed to surface on that board - if it did it would quickly be deleted or Foxy would state that the topic won't be discussed. It's been that way for the last 3-4 years as long as I've been perusing it.

As for the movie (Margot) it was just a very bad script. The way Margot was so self absorbed and how she treated her son was just sad. I wanted to reach into the TV and slap some sense into her. As for the other actors - there is no way you can tell me Jack Black was brillant in it. That was about the lowest of lows I've seen him in. Christ, I think he did a better job in "Nacho Libre" and that movie stunk! Why Nicole continues to choose such obscure roles is beyond me. She can only make so many of those "bombs" before they start movie her to the "D" list of movie actors.

"If she has slandered Nicole, rest assured there will be legal or some other backlash coming her way."

Right, IF she slandered Nicole. But if Nicole was slandered Olim should be talking to Cindy and taking action against both Cindy and the paper NOT sending an unprofessional email to a blogger. The only thing that will (and has) accomplished is spreading the story wider. I think, when legal action is involved, both sides are restricted from speaking publically about it. Since Olim is talking, I assume no legal action has yet been taken.

I can't help but think 1. Rupert would have killed the story if it wasn't true. 2. Another source said she was smoking as well. Why include one and not the other? 3. If she was going to come out with a miscarriage story now would be the time to do it. "I was drinking and/or smoking because I'm no longer pregnant." Even though it would make her look a little silly after parading her "baby bump" around last week in Japan. and finally 4. Cindy could have run the story as a plain as the nose on your face blind item but chose not to. There has to be a reason for that. She could have easily said, "Which pregnant actress, married to a country music singer and guitar player, was seen drinking wine and/or smoking back stage at the Oscar's Sunday night? Hint: She considers herself an Aussie. No, it's not Cate Blanchett.""

You make alot of excellent points, CJ. Henpecking it out on the tabloids seems to discount any legal action... unless the hack who ranted to Hilton may have been complaining on their own, loose cannon style... tail wagging the dog....and with this team of kidmans, I wouldnt be surprised... so legal action may still come, but at this sorry point for them... it would be just another indication, as I wrote earlier, of their incompetence.

I'm not wishing she would lose Keith's child.I simply do not think she is pregnant.I think the whole thing is fake and just another pathetic attempt by Kidman to try and keep herself in the public eye. Her carrer is sinking fast and she's getting desperate.Having a baby is the hot new thing in Hollywood right now,hence the apperance of Nic's baby bump.Since that rubber bump is never going to spit out a baby she needs the miscarriage to explain it.Plus she loves playing the victim and has Australia coming out late this year.What better way to try for another pity Oscar.

...just wanted to note that kidman the indie studio killer and studio head killer has just struck again... New Line was just absorbed into parent company Warner Bros. which means New Line is no more... and studio heads shayes and Lynne resigned... all coming on the heels of the Compass Collapse. Just as I mentioned back on February 23, 2008 2:00 AM...

Blogger maclen said... "...New Line head, bob shaye, who Ok'd this Compass debacle.... and who by the way may be out of a job soon for said debacle...""...So if there are sequels, it wont be from New Line, as they seem to be going bye bye real soon as well."

That's some rep kidman is getting in the industry... all I have to say is Valerie Plame bio pic director Doug Liman better get his resume in order if he persists in wanting kidman to star in it. And with this move today by Warners bros., dont be surprised if kidman ends up not being in this movie... it could mean heads will roll.

cricket said:I'm not wishing she would lose Keith's child.I simply do not think she is pregnant.I think the whole thing is fake and just another pathetic attempt by Kidman to try and keep herself in the public eye. Her carrer is sinking fast and she's getting desperate.Having a baby is the hot new thing in Hollywood right now,hence the apperance of Nic's baby bump.Since that rubber bump is never going to spit out a baby she needs the miscarriage to explain it.Plus she loves playing the victim and has Australia coming out late this year.What better way to try for another pity Oscar.

Great comment and I totally agree cricket.Have you seen the cover of Hello magazine? There is a shot of kidman and Keith above a shot of Angie & Brad. The differences are blinding.

maclen, if you think Kidman is responsible for New Line folding youve got a lot to learn. Nicole is about as responsible for that as Daniel Craig or the little girl who played Lyra.

Dont blame the execs running New Line for their failure...no blame Nicole Kidman!

New Line hasnt been trouble free for a long time. There was that huge lay-off of staff about 7 or 8 years as i recall. And theyve got the Tolkein estate on their backs as well as another producer saying they never got their royalties from the LOTR trilogy.

Lets go through the long list of disappointments New Line has had this year...besides the Golden Compass.

Hairspray - $27.4M weekend / $118.8M total (~$75M budget)

Rush Hour 3 - $49.1M weekend / $140.1M total (~$140M budget)

Fracture - $11M weekend / $39M total

The Number 23 - $14.6M weekend / $35.1M total (~$30M budget)

Mr. Woodcock - $8.7M weekend / $25.8M total

The Last Mimzy - $10M weekend / $21.4M total

Shoot 'Em Up - $5.7M weekend / $12.8M total (~$20M budget)

Rendition - $4M weekend / $9.7M total

Code Name: The Cleaner - $4.2M weekend / $8.1M total (~$20M budget)

Martian Child - $3.3M weekend / $7.4M total (~$27M budget)

Love in the Time of Cholera - $1.9M weekend / $4.3M total (~$45M budget)

Unfortunately some of their comedies that could be huge like the new Will Ferrell pic and the Harold and Kumar sequel came too late. Its a bad year that put the final nail in the coffin of New Line Cinema. Bob Shaye is the one who needs to worry.

Nicole will be in the Valerie Plame biopic if she wants the part. The director desperately wants her to star and i can see why. Great actress perfect for the part.

and doublewide, I;m not one of NK's "people" but ive been a fan since 2000. And you can quote me on that!

Well, well, well... the topic has made it over to NKU. Of course, only because they will treat it in an adult manner. Their "adult manner" is to praise Catherine with her insult, and cheer the Queen Who Can Do No Wrong.

I'd give anything for a photo to surface of her drinking or smoking, someone has to have gotten one, that would bring in more money than the "bump" or the baby. And the only reason I'd want it to surface would be so some people would be forced to see she's not a saint. I'd even contribute to the fund for that picture.Oh and of course they had to prove you wrong urbanmyths and post the story....if they're so adult why did they need the denial to be able to talk about it? They couldnt have discussed the inital story as adults?

I think Olim sent her email to PEREZ to make sure the denial was heard loud and clear. That paints the correct image of her client ... to tell the world she wasn't drinking wine...even if she was.

But if it wasn't true, why not demand a retraction from the original source? Why just attack the author on a gossip blogger's site...and one that targets your client? It's an odd strategy if they wanted a credible denial printed.

In my opinion, NK was drinking wine, and possibly smoking, as well. And that is not a good "image" for her ... so Olim, in order to get the right "image" out there, went to PEREZ. She couldn't demand a retraction ... because the story is true. But she could go to a gossip site (& insult the original author and PEREZ while she was at it) in order to create enough stir to get make the denial sound strong, while not having to take legal action or try to get the NYP to retract. (And I bet they wouldn't retract...would they? Why would they retract a true story?)

I think Olim sent her email to PEREZ to make sure the denial was heard loud and clear. That paints the correct image of her client ... to tell the world she wasn't drinking wine...even if she was.

But if it wasn't true, why not demand a retraction from the original source? Why just attack the author on a gossip blogger's site...and one that targets your client? It's an odd strategy if they wanted a credible denial printed.

In my opinion, NK was drinking wine, and possibly smoking, as well. And that is not a good "image" for her ... so Olim, in order to get the right "image" out there, went to PEREZ. She couldn't demand a retraction ... because the story is true. But she could go to a gossip site (& insult the original author and PEREZ while she was at it) in order to create enough stir to get make the denial sound strong, while not having to take legal action or try to get the NYP to retract. (And I bet they wouldn't retract...would they? Why would they retract a true story?)

Yeah your right, imahick... though I truly beleive kidman's paid hacks simply cannot shoot straight and look dreadfully inept... you may be onto something about the denial going through a completly different gossip site... perez hilton's. It would appear that team kidman is very cowardly for not going straight at the Post... as berry hill noted early in this thread, the NYP is owned by murdoch. And in kidmans weak position, kidman hacks surely wouldnt want to upset a possible future payday or job in billionare murdoch. At any rate, the damage is done.. and with help from team kidman, itll be a week long story, as opposed to a 1 or 2 day story. And I'm sure loving it... keep them coming team kidman...

Realitycheck said:Nicole will be in the Valerie Plame biopic if she wants the part. The director desperately wants her to star and i can see why. Great actress perfect for the part.---------------------------

Entertainment Weekly agrees with you although not for the same reason. From their Hit List: "Director wants NK to play Valerie Plame in biopic. Rumors? Intrigue? Questions about her marriage? This'll be a snap."

Nic's marriage and divorce to Cruise had more rumors,speculation, and intruige than you could shake a stick at.----------------------------------

Well that stick is still shaking and fueled by Nicole's incessant whining to any publication that will tolerate her diva behavior that Tommy was her one true love.

Keith barely exists when she does "big book" interviews.

And anyone who doesn't believe the mainstream media believe KUNK is a sham needs a "reality check"

The cover of OK posted in this forum is not coincidence. Nic's tummy is flat/ Angie's is very much NOT.

The pictures inside People a few weeks ago in the area about baby bumps-- Nic- flat compared to Tori Spellings volleyball and yet they both say they are 5 months. Ya think they put them next to each other on accident?

This whole contract marriage nonsense keeps being fueled by blogs like this. The general public isnt buying what UMyths is selling.

Now I dont think Nic is 5 months, probably more around 4. And with their height and body types differing you cant do an accurate side-by side comparison. Do you think Geena Davis would carry a baby the same way Jen Aniston would? (I picked those celebs because they have relatively the same height as Nic and Tori)

The skeptics cant rant all they want. They wouldnt be satisified with a live video of the birth. Theyd say Kidman had someone CGI it!

"UPDATE of sorts. Keico was not sure if she should have this topic here at all and it was temporarily made invisible until I could review it.

I have decided to allow the topic as I think we can handle it here now it has been denied. And we usually DO post denials. That is Nicole news when one of their publicists speaks. They are often speaking on Nicole's behalf in a case like this.

I would not have allowed a topic with the NY post claiming that Nicole HAD been drinking. In fact if someone had tried to add that here I may have referred to them in the same terms as Catherine has used about the NY Post etc. Then again, maybe not as here a person posting such an article would not have done it with questionable intentions, unlike the NY Post and the ilk.

I have altered the title to be more about the idiot columnist rather than Nicole not drinking. We already know that would not be the case and we do not need to defend something that does not need defending. Although I would add even if Nicole had not been pregnant, the story did not ring true she is not a diva despite the odd tabloid trying to make it 'appear so just to sell magazines and newspapers."

You say you're sick of Nicole, but the whole site is nothing but Nicole. Who gives a crap if she had a glass of wine, anyway? One glass if not a big deal for a pregnant person. I have two healthy kids.

Anyone who says Keith is 'going downhill', or has 'lost it', or thinks his last album is subpar, or has any doubt about his commitment to his music, should watch this video (if they haven't)...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eKxWmbaYoY

His music will continue to improve and evolve until the day he dies. If you want it to stay the same, you're screwed up. As I see it, everything has finally come together for him. He's found love and is about to find out what life's about by becoming a dad. I'm confident we'll reap the creative benefits of all that experience in the not too distant future. In the meantime, give the guy a f***ing break. Let him have some time to LIVE beyond perennial touring. Good grief. GET A LIFE.

I would not have allowed a topic with the NY post claiming that Nicole HAD been drinking. In fact if someone had tried to add that here I may have referred to them in the same terms as Catherine has used about the NY Post etc. Then again, maybe not as here a person posting such an article would not have done it with questionable intentions, unlike the NY Post and the ilk. ----------------------------------

Wow! Foxy was so honest?! She stated what the skeptics have known for nearly three years. NKU is not interested in any reality except the one they create.

NKU methodically and deliberately chooses to be another arm of the propaganda machine the skeptics refer to as Camp Kidman. The site moderators monitor that site like the Nazi's monitored Germany. If anyone on NKU questions if Nicole is anything but perfection personifide then they are censored or banned. Those the stay abide by NKU's rules.

That's their choice. The skeptics chose to question and doubt. One analogy is to compare NKU to North Korea. If you want to belong you have to abide my the dictatorship and buy into their message. If you question you're dead. (in our case, you're banned from the site)

Foxy refers to those who question and shine a light through the PR BS as "ilk." I'm honored to among that "ilk" because, in my opinion, it shows the skeptics and their sites allow us to see, reason and question. That's a key difference between a democracy and a dictatorship.

I've been a reader of this blog for a bout a year now. I must say I love this site and the "forehead" site too.I have just got to say, it is absolutely ridiculous how Nic is arching her back in most of the photos lately. I guess she is doing this to stick out her tiny tummy as much as she can. For Pete's sake Nic, strap a pillow to your stomach and give your back a rest. LOL!

So how do you defend this statement. She has got the option to take her children into consideration, stop acting and just love them but she choose to continue to act and not be emotionally committed to them..What a piece of work

Nicole said: "The children of actors give up a lot because they learn their parents are going to be emotionally committed to something else.

"isitoveryet said... Sorry bunnies - I've had personal contact with a Hollywood reporter who was at the Oscars and the parties. There are pics of her drinking. Cindy's source is solid. The reporter also saw her smoking."

Where are the pictures??

The reporter saw her drinking? drinking what? did the reporter check out what's in the glass?

kumusicfan said..."I've been a reader of this blog for a bout a year now. I must say I love this site and the "forehead" site too. I have just got to say, it is absolutely ridiculous how Nic is arching her back in most of the photos lately. I guess she is doing this to stick out her tiny tummy as much as she can. For Pete's sake Nic, strap a pillow to your stomach and give your back a rest. LOL!"

Hey KU...very good to have you here on the blog. It's great to finally read a comment from someone who can see the overall picture and not get caught up in all the spin and ridiculous and delusional parcing of every little press release and media link. Kidman is officially a failed actress, urban is a falling country star, and they are both trying desperately to stay relevent. This blog is record of that decay...so however kidman will laughingly try to stay in the public eye, I have no doubt that she will have another box office flop at the end of this year... urban will stumble through the rest of his tour of piggybacking on far more successful country stars.. and in the end will still be stuck with kidmans pitiful PR games and and unsuccessful back arching... so many other celebs are vastly better at it than she is.

I’m not surprised that the skeptics are blaming Nicole and The Golden Compass film for New Line being absorbed by the Warner Bros. unit of Time Warner . What’s next - blaming her for the bad weather in LA on the day of the Oscars?

I, for one, am very glad of this company consolidation. After all, there’s no need for 2 CEOs and two separate management teams running both New Line and Warner Bros. The cost savings from this consolidation alone can fund several films per year for years to come. Great move for the investors! This is not unusual in corporate America. Just ask the Weinsteins - when their Miramax studios got acquired by Disney, they got booted out!

It looks like the departure of Shaye and Lynne are being applauded:

“Now, the fun is over for New Line, at least in its era with Shaye and Lynne at the helm. Some would consider that a good thing, especially since the steely reserve and aggressiveness that led the two men to great success has also been cited as a cause of their professional downfall, with that very public dispute between Shaye and "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson over the bookkeeping of his J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy, not to mention the pair's questionable personal behavior, which was detailed in a July 1998 article by John Connolly in Premiere.” http://www.ifc.com/film/film-news/2008/02/looking-at-the-end-of-the-new.php

“Shaye, who celebrates his 69th birthday on Monday (3/3), is no saint and in his later years, under corporate owners, often forgot how to keep budgets down and made a number of questionable decisions. His biggest recent goof was personally directing monster budgeted kids movie “The Last Mimzy,” one of last year’s most costly flops.” http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=4028

“Indeed, the consolidation may be as much about egos as economics. Mr. Shaye and Mr. Lynne — whose aggressive style and loyalty to offbeat projects like “The Last Mimzy” have raised eyebrows — have long resisted combining New Line with Warner Brothers, leading to a running soap opera for the company.” - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/business/29studio.html?_r=1&ref=movies&oref=slogin

jenADmom said... Anyone who says Keith is 'going downhill', or has 'lost it', or thinks his last album is subpar, or has any doubt about his commitment to his music, should watch this video (if they haven't)...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eKxWmbaYoY__________________________________Just because Keith gave you a video of him working on the album doesn't mean the album is good, it just means that he allowed someone into the studio with a video camera to get all you bunnies hot and bothered prior to the album release.

Music is a matter of taste, to each his own. Keith is performing below his abilities. What you refer to as an evolution of Keith's music, I call laziness. Keith doesn't have to write every song on an album, but he used to be able to pick excellent songs to record, songs which fit his vocal ability and his ability to connect with them on an emotional level. His last studio album is evidence of the fact that after he managed to Win EOTY and married NK, Keith thought he could just put his career into cruise control and not have to really work anymore. Whether it's because he thinks the bunnies will accept anything he records, whether the music is good or not, or whether it's because he now has the financial backing of his wife, who knows. All I know is that if Keith wants me to spend my hard earned money on albums and concert tickets, then he better decide to perform to his ability.

Monkeyland Propaganda Puff Pieces is no way to base your opinion of music quality. But then I do expect the monkeylanders to slop up every morsal they are hand fed... and to be ever so ready to regurgitate the ill sitting malnourishment of typical country jingoism and pop tart inflection. Yes... so many country fans will now relate so naturally to the tuxed, bleached and high lighted haired, red carpet loitering, aging hollywood dowager sniveling urban.

We all know Keith's quote "There's no such thing as bad music. Only music you like and music you dont." So skeptics if you dont like it anymore...MOVE ON! Because if he is so blessed to have your approval of the new material on the next album he'll still be married to Nicole Kidman. And then what will you attribute the "good music" to?

I found a photo of Nicole backstage...and its with the man she gave the honorary Oscar to that night. There have been claims elsewhere (by the same person?) that there are pics but where the hell are they. The alcohol consumption is seen by some as not a huge deal but what about the smoking? No one can defend that. So where are THOSE pics? And why after being caught on camera drinking would she get caught on camera smoking? Or was she doing it all at the same time? LOL

And just a note to the posters here who keep trying to insult me. This will be the last time I address you and your tactics. You can complain all you want that i shouldnt be here but I'm not leaving.

"Yes... so many country fans will now relate so naturally to the tuxed, bleached and high lighted haired, red carpet loitering, aging hollywood dowager sniveling urban."

..... just like they can relate to the Hollywood wannabes like Toby Keith,Tim McGraw, the "not good enough for movies,so will go on TV shows instead" Trace Adkins, "hang on your daughter's coattails or skirt hemline" Billy Ray Cyrus, or "no A-list actress was available, so I settled for a B or C-lister" Brad Paisley.

Sonora_Melody said... "Yes... so many country fans will now relate so naturally to the tuxed, bleached and high lighted haired, red carpet loitering, aging hollywood dowager sniveling urban."

..... just like they can relate to the Hollywood wannabes like Toby Keith,Tim McGraw, the "not good enough for movies,so will go on TV shows instead" Trace Adkins, "hang on your daughter's coattails or skirt hemline" Billy Ray Cyrus, or "no A-list actress was available, so I settled for a B or C-lister" Brad Paisley.________________________________I guess Sonora has decided to broaden her horizon's and insult people who aren't even involved in the debate going on here. I really don't understand your problem.

But then again Nicole would have a problem with Kimberly Williams-Paisley considering that she's younger then NK, prettier then NK, and has a broader acting range.

If Tom Cruise wouldn't have dumped her the way he did Nicole would have 0 Oscars too. She won because people felt sorry for her with the divorce and supposed miscarriage.Poor Nic she's such a victim,let's give her the Oscar and make her feel better. She's had such a rough year.Everyone knows Julianne Moore should have won that year.She turned in a much better performance.And as far as being on TV,Kimberly has a regular schedule so she can actually be at home to raise her child and be a wife.That's somethimg that would never even cross the selfish Kidman's botox addled mind.

i don't think kimberly really gives a flying fig about being a mega star a-lister selfish snobbish brat of a woman. i think she is wonderfully happy being married to brad, having her successful tv show and raising her son. they have what ya call a normal loving relationship it appears to me. and i'll assume that til something makes me feel differently about them.

"Also I don't think Kimberly is known for sleeping with her co stars or anyone else who would get her a job."

Casting decisions are NOT made by costars!

You can think all you want. Where's the proof?

Cricket: Nicole won her first Golden Globe award long before her divorce. You can speculate all you want about why she won the Oscars. There are just as many folks who believe she was robbed of an Oscar the year before when Halle Berry won for Monster's Ball. Bottomline: she has 1 Oscar and 3 Golden Globe awards. Eat your heart out!

sonora, i actually like Moulin Rouge more than The Hours. The singing, dancing, and acting...no one in their right mind can say Kidman didnt give a performance of a lifetime in that role. Not to take away from Julianne Moore who also gave a wonderful performance the following year. I think perhaps her housewife character in The Hours was more relatable than a depressed writer. Yet both performaces by Kidman and Moore were equally Oscar worthy.

Whats ironic is that many skeptics who claim Nicole's career is all about soft-core porn and that she rightfully lost to Berry, are defending a performance with a very graphic sex scene. And let's not forget the gratuitous nudity by Berry in the opening of Swordfish. Which she agreed to when she got more money. But none of this is mentioned by the skeptics because everyone is a saint but Nicole Kidman.

This is the first time I have posted here. I have been reading here for quite some time but have just never chosen to post before. I think I have seen a total of two films of Nicole Kidman's that I liked and they were Moulin Rouge and Practical Magic. From everything I have seen and read I do not like the person she is. I have attempted to watch some of her other movies to only turn them off in disgust. I am a mother and can not understand how a person can be away from their children the way she is. It is utterly mind blowing to me.I AM a fan of Keith Urban's though. There is probably a very good chance I have been a fan longer than some of you even. I was around when The Ranch was still together lol. This last cd is the one I have liked the least and I can't say if it was her, the booze and drugs or what but I sure hope he has gotten his head on straight for the next one. I miss his brand of music if that makes any sense. What caused me to finally post was someone about settling for other artists such as Toby Keith, Billy Ray Cyrus and Brad Paisley and frankly I became offended by that. One in that just because I am a fan of Keith's doesn't mean I can't be a fan of other artists because quite frankly I am a fan of all the above. Two you said Billy Ray was riding his daughters hem line. Do you know him? He didn't even want her going but he didn't have a heck of alot of say in the matter. Billy Ray Cyrus is a good man with a heart of gold and has done alot for many people. As for Keith I hope he finds that fire and passion inside himself again. IF Nicole is indeed pregnant just maybe the baby could be what brings the joy back into his eyes and into his life.

"If Tom Cruise wouldn't have dumped her the way he did Nicole would have 0 Oscars too. She won because people felt sorry for her with the divorce and supposed miscarriage.Poor Nic she's such a victim,let's give her the Oscar and make her feel better. She's had such a rough year.Everyone knows Julianne Moore should have won that year.She turned in a much better performance.And as far as being on TV,Kimberly has a regular schedule so she can actually be at home to raise her child and be a wife.That's somethimg that would never even cross the selfish Kidman's botox addled mind."

You're not giving the Academy much credit are you? If you actually think they'd give someone an Oscar based on pity I feel sorry for you! By no means do I think that movie or anyone in it was Oscar worthy, but that's my opinion and I have no doubt she didn't win it because her peers felt sorry for her. That's just assinine!________________________________

"isitoveryet said... Sorry bunnies - I've had personal contact with a Hollywood reporter who was at the Oscars and the parties. There are pics of her drinking. Cindy's source is solid. The reporter also saw her smoking."

That is complete and utter BULLSHIT! You skeptics will resort any measure to lie and fabricate your way through and make up fictious vile usernames as "The Fetus", just to get "the bunnies" in an uproar. I think you've so much hatred for this actress you actually start believing the garbage you make up. I'm sad for you and can't imagine how you can possibly live a productive life outside this blog. If that's how you are here, one can only assume your whole life is based on deception and unreality. My heart goes out to your families - they need it!

oh i think the fake nose...blah blah had alot to do with it. put it on, call yourself ugly,and pray for an oscar. maybe she was a little better in that movie than some of her other ones. IMO she absolutely stunk in Cold Mountain esp. up against renee z.

all i know is, i watched cate blanchett in a movie last night, and there was just no comparison. night and day.

and imahick, i also believe she was puffing away and drinking at the oscars....see there is that thing of ENTITLEMENT rearing its ugly celebrity head again....i can get away with it because rules don't apply to me, the great NK.

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Nicole Kidman: "I love trying my luck at casinos. I'm like a little old woman who puts my glasses on, and I watch what I'm doing and don't like anyone to talk to me. And I love the cocktails -- those apple martinis and cosmopolitans they bring around."

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